Browsing: Ryan McDonagh

[polldaddy poll=9320343 align=”left”] Game 60. Rangers at Devils. I’m going on Rangers’ pregame show on ESPN radio (98.7 FM) around 6:40 p.m. Give us a listen if you can. The Rangers begin a three-game trip — they fly to St. Louis tomorrow for a Thursday night game, then visit Dallas…

Rangers 1, Red Wings 0 (OT). Click here to read my game story from lohud.com. Click here for the boxscore with links to the official game summary, etc. Click here for Alain Vigneault’s post-game press conference video. Thoughts: 1) To be honest, this was going to be a pretty short,…

[polldaddy poll=9317844 align=”left”] Game 59. Red Wings at Rangers. The Rangers play the first of three — hard to believe, given Detroit’s now an Eastern Conference opponent — against the Red Wings over the final 24 games. The Rangers remain without Ryan McDonagh (jaw/neck) and Rick Nash (deep bone…

My early story for lohud.com: NEW YORK – The Rangers needed a call-up from Hartford to replace Daniel Paille, who cleared waivers on Sunday and was assigned to the AHL Wolf Pack. But Rangers coach Alain Vigneault said that the scouting party that went to watch Hartford’s game Saturday –…

GREENBURGH – The news on Ryan McDonagh was about as good as the Rangers could have hoped. The captain did not suffer a second concussion when blasted in the jaw by Toronto’s Leo Komarov Thursday night. McDonagh did suffer a jaw contusion and neck stiffness, and will not play Sunday…

I’m hoping to go to the Rangers’ practice Saturday afternoon in the event there is an update on Ryan McDonagh’s condition. Click here for the NHL Department of, ahem, Player Safety’s video explanation about the hit and suspension. My story from lohud.com: There was no update available Friday on the…

Rangers 4, Maple Leaves 2. Click here for the boxscore with links to the official game summary, etc. Thoughts: 1) Welcome to the National Hockey League, where you can play a terrific game (for the most part) and lose one night, and play an awful game (for the most part)…

Blackhawks 5, Rangers 3. Click here to read my game story from lohud.com. Click here for the boxscore with links to the official game summary, etc. Click here for Alain Vigneault’s post-game press conference video. Thoughts: 1) Once again, I don’t get all the cliff-diving “this team stinks … it…

GREENBURGH – There are games in seasons that can galvanize a team, and Sunday’s may have been one of those for the Rangers. And one of the Rangers who was most inspired by the Sunday vengeance victory over Philadelphia didn’t even play in the game. Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh, who…

Rangers 3, Flyers 1. Click here to read my game story from lohud.com. Click here for the boxscore with links to the official game summary, etc. Click here for Alain Vigneault’s post-game press conference video. Thoughts: 1) Frontier justice sponsored and brought to you by the NHL Department of Protecting…

[polldaddy poll=9309182 align=”left”] Game 56. Flyers at Rangers. Happy Valentine’s Day! I’m going on ESPN radio’s pre-game show (98.7 FM) around 7:20 p.m. Give us a listen if you can. Um, the story line tonight is kind of obvious. Despite careful words — no doubt warned by the NHL…

According to hockeyfights.com, Tanner Glass and Wayne Simmonds have fought once, in 2013, when Glass was with Pittsburgh. Click here to see that scrap. ********************************************** My story: GREENBURGH – Vengeance? Nope, you won’t hear the Rangers hinting at it. Not a bit. Of course, it’s safe to assume that the…

Kings 5, Rangers 4 (OT). Click here for the official game summary. Click here for the official event summary. Click here for Alain Vigneault’s post-game press conference video. Click here for Antti Raanta’s post-game interview video, from MSG. Thoughts: 1) You wonder what this game might have been like if Henrik…

NEW YORK – The 2014 Stanley Cup Final rematch Friday night at the Garden was missing both star goaltenders. The Rangers and Los Angeles Kings, who had not yet met this season, went into the game minus Henrik Lundqvist and Jonathan Quick. Antti Raanta started in goal as Rangers coach…

Rangers 3, Penguins 0. Click here for the official game summary. Click here for the official event summary. Thoughts: 1) Let’s face it, with the standings as they are, it’s a small-picture game, about getting the points, however, wherever, whenever. But there is a big picture, and the big picture…

[polldaddy poll=9304743 align=”left”] Game 54. Rangers at Penguins. Tonight is the first Rangers-Penguins meeting since Game 5 of their first-round playoff series last spring. The Rangers have won three in a row, and are 11-6-1 since they bottomed out with a 7-3 loss to Washington Dec. 20, as they…